Breaking Sports: Hot Springs devours Big Sandy

The Big Sandy Pioneers had a chance to win their first Class C Six-Man state football championship. The Hot Springs Savage Heat had other ideas. Saturday in Hot Springs, Big Sandy fell victim to a Savage Heat offensive onslaught as the Pioneers lost 77-0 in the Six-Man championship game. Hopt Springs scored 49 points in the first half and had running clock tyhe rest of the way.

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Big Sandy senior running back Jessey Bailey, attempts to find running room against a stingy Savage Heat defense during Saturday's Class C 6-Man state football championship in Hot Springs. The Savage Heat defeated the Pioneers 77-0, ending the Pioineers' season with a 10-2 record and a No. 2 finish.

Hot Springs, which won its first state championship with its win over Big Sandy, finished 12-0 on the season, and the Savage Heat averaged 73 points per game for the year. Astonishingly, Hot Springs surrendered just 6 points per game on defense for the season.

Big Sandy finished the year with an 11-2 record. In a four-year stretch, the Pioneers advanced to the Six-Man semifinals or better each year.

For full coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News.